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package versi.vitro.oaiserviceprovider.service.validation.api;

/**
 * Servicing for RIFCS Validation.
 */
public interface ValidationService {

/*    *//**
     * Validating the document against the RIF-CS schemes.
     * @param inXML String representation of the XML document.
     * @return True if validation successful, false otherwise.
     * @throws Exception
     *             Thrown from validating XML document.
     *//*
    boolean validate(final String inXML) throws Exception;*/

    
    

    /**
     * 
     * @param inByte Array of bytes representation of the XML document.
     * @return True if RIF-CS validation successful, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean validateAgainstSchemas(final byte[] inByte);
    
    /**
     * Validating the document against the RIF-CS Activity schema.
     * @param inXML Array of bytes representation of the XML document.
     * @return True if RIF-CS Activity validation successful, false otherwise.
     * @throws Exception
     *             Thrown from validating XML document.
     */
    boolean validateActivity(final byte[] inXML) throws Exception;

    /**
     * Validating the document against the RIF-CS Collection schema.
     * @param inXML Array of bytes representation of the XML document.
     * @return True if RIF-CS collection validation successful, false otherwise.
     * @throws Exception
     *             Thrown from validating XML document.
     */
    boolean validateCollection(final byte[] inXML) throws Exception;

    /**
     * 
     * @param inXML Array of bytes representation of the XML document.
     * @return True if RIF-CS Party validation successful, false otherwise.
     * @throws java.lang.Exception
     *             Thrown from validating XML document.
     */
    boolean validateParty(final byte[] inXML) throws Exception;

    /**
     * 
     * @param inXML Array of bytes representation of the XML document.
     * @return True if RIF-CS Service validation successful, false otherwise.
     * @throws java.lang.Exception
     *             Thrown from validating XML document.
     */
    boolean validateService(final byte[] inXML) throws Exception;

    /**
     * 
     * @param schemaLocations
     */
    void addSchemas(final String[] schemaLocations);

    /**
     * 
     */
    void deleteSchemas();


    /**
     * Get Validation Service Helper.
     * 
     * @return ValidationHelper Validation Service Helper.
     */
    ValidationHelper getValidationHelper();

}
